Lead, Accounting & Reporting

POSITION SUMMARY STATEMENT:

This position will support Finance Managers in GBS Finance in all aspects of accounts records and financial reporting for assigned countries. Countries will be assigned and are subject to change depending on the business case. This role will own Americas-based service delivery, compliance, and implementation of key Americas-based initiatives (business case, requirements, program management, and resource planning) relating to general ledger accounting records, Stat and Corporate reporting as well as compliance to Corporate Finance Policies assigned by Senior Finance Manager. Primary daily responsibilities center on working closely with the Americas Finance organization, Americas and Corporate Regional Accounting, Tax and Treasury, country leaders. Lead, core responsibility is ensuring that all GL transactions and reporting are accounted for in a complete, timely, and accurate manner for countries processed by the team.  

The focus of this role will be to perform review and controls activities and act as a Controller for GL and reporting operations processed by RTR Teams in Mexico.

This is generally an advance position that requires expertise in the accounting area.
Scope:  Americas
DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES:  

•    Oversees on validation of Journal Entries.
•    Ensure proper coordination that the reports and information requested from the assigned Americas Countries are delivered according to the Calendar.
•    Review the accuracy of the balances of each month and ensure correct and timely follow-up is given to the items in reconciliation.
•    Coordinate proper preparation of accounting manuals and updated accordingly.
•    Support in specific tasks towards accounting systems such as Oracle, & One Stream on a daily, weekly, monthly and month-end basis
•    Coordinate proper preparation of reports and information requested by Corporate and timely delivered in accordance with a calendar.
•    Able to effectively and timely communicate with different levels of the Company,
•    Coordinate the support on requests from Internal & External Auditors.
•    Perform activities, processes, task and procedures within the Company’s Policies and Procedures and SOX Frameworks.
•    Coordinate and assist with other related tasks and deliverables on an as needed basis.
•    Understanding and adhering to policies and procedures to maintain effective internal controls.
•    Having a controls-based mindset and ensuring SOD guidelines are met without exception.
•    Coordinate, direct and support the accounting team in charge, and their co-workers.

Communication (Position’s type of communications and context both within and outside the organization)
 Interacts with all levels throughout Americas Controllership organization. 
 Interacts with all levels throughout the processed entities.
Interacts with Regional Finance and Los Angeles based Corporate Finance, Tax and Treasury departments.

Innovation (Level and complexity of innovation that the position requires)
Proactively seeks for process improvement opportunities and takes lead on implementation

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The supervisory responsibilities will be focused on the accounting processes that were detailed above but will not include supervising direct staff duties. 
 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills:

•    Accounting and Internal Controls 
•    Application skills in all equipment and software (Oracle or any ERP, MS Office, etc.)
•    Ability to adapt and be a team player 
•    Strong client orientation.
•    Attention to details
•    Deadline-driven with excellent time management ability

Languages: 
•    Advanced English, 85% (spoken and written)

Experience:

•    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
•    Experience in an international accounting firm (“Big 4”) and/or GBS Companies.
•    5 years experience leading Accounting, Internal Control processes.
•    Experience on Microsoft (Excel, Word).
•    Ability to consistently perform and process financial information 
•    Ability to carry out responsibilities under general supervision
•    Ability to solve practical and critical problems.
•    Ability to function as effective team member.
•    Experience on ERPs Oracle, SAP 
•    Strong customer and results orientation

Education:

•    Bachelor´s degree in Accounting

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

•    Desirable experience in International Accounting Firms “Big 4”
•    Experience in accounting and Desirable experience in a GBS